#80 Queen Rania

Though she just gave birth to her fourth child in January 2005, Queen Rania, the 34-year-old wife of Jordan's King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, continues to fight for adequate housing and education, as well as for a better role for women in the communal life of her country. Born to a Palestinian family, Queen Rania has been a key speaker at the World Economic Forum, where she implored attendees to do more for peace and to improve the lives of the poor. Queen Rania also continues to champion an organization that publicizes and stops child abuse, one of the first of its kind in the Arab world. The queen also spearheads a large nonprofit that helps women become better business executives.

Published sources include the women's official biographies, Factiva, International Who's Who of 2005, Marquis Who's Who, World Almanac of Famous People, Palgrave Who's Who 2005, the Congressional Yellow Book, the Judicial Yellow Book, Europa World Year Book, Hoover's Online, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, World Economic Forum, the World Book Encyclopedia. Rankings generated by combining various financial figures with other media and biography metrics; global media mentions from Factiva.